Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

15.6°C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	367	375	322	315	268	257	207	190	157	153	125	119	95	113	93	93	83	66	74	66	60	60	51
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:51AM1.83m				6:19PM2.00m				6:47AM1.90m					7:09PM2.03m				7:37AM1.97m				7:55PM2.05m
Low Tide				12:02PM0.30m				00:40AM0.26m				12:57PM0.27m					1:29AM0.19m				1:47PM0.24m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	10	11	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	367	375	322	315	268	257	207	190	157	153	125	119	95	113	93	93	83	66	74	66	60	60	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	ESE 7	N 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	29	2	2	2	2	2	2	13	13	14	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	12	4	2	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 9	N 11	N 9	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	2	2	—	3	3	3	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	12	11	9	2	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	N 3	N 3
kJ	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	3	1	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	82	147	82	1	1	1	1	1	82	193	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Box	Waipu River	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Elliot Bay	Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	4	1	1	4	4	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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